> the tools that just record your mic or sell a pin or whatever never think about privacy That's not the tool's job. Fundamentally this _has_ to be the operat

> the tools that just record your mic or sell a pin or whatever never think about privacy That's not the tool's job. Fundamentally this _has_ to be the operator's job to take consent and deal with the legal repercussions of how the tool they run on their own device for their benefit works. This is exactly how a physical microphones works: you don't have ethical safeguards that prevent you from pushing the record button if you're not using it according to your state's law. We had your approach for phone calls on smartphones, especially on iOS, and as a result the vast majority of people effectively can't record phone calls even when they have full right to do so. In the current situation companies will record the call while you won't, which sucks.